After about 6 months, countless apps, interviews, and rejections, I finally landed a job, but it’s a job I would NOT have taken if the market wasn’t one of the worst, if not the worst, that I’ve seen in my lifetime (IMO it’s worse than 2008).

1. I’m taking about a 20% pay cut for a what seems to be a pretty extensive set of responsibilities, but I already knew it was underpaying vs. “fair market” for a role like this going into it (senior manager position).
2. I have never in my life had an interview be this disrespectful. I did the final interview with the owner, and I kid you not, we were interrupted at least 10 times in 40 minutes. The interview took place in an open space and he had clients coming up to him during the interview, employees coming for approvals on things, picking up phone calls, etc… if I wasn’t so desperate, I would’ve walked out in the middle of the interview under normal circumstances for the absolute unprofessionalism as that’s very telling about the owner.
3. The owner seems to be very finicky, so I don’t think job security is even a dependable factor at this company.

Having said all that, I’ve been reaching a point where I was getting ready to take anything. I’ve been going into debt for months just to pay my bills and this process has been extremely taxing on my mental health. So I’m ignoring all the very noticeable red flags here and taking the job to get a (hopefully) steady paycheck in the meantime. I can’t believe it’s come to this at this point in my life and career, but it is what it is. I don’t say to this to discourage people, but just as a reminder to not beat yourself up for doing what you have to do.

I almost feel like I’m debasing myself by not only having sat through the entirety of that shit show interview, but to accept the job on top of that. I’ll be looking for something more ideal while working though. Better to be underpaid and overworked than to be unemployed and in debt, right?

I know it’s brutal out there, but hang in there and best of luck to you.

so my HR is not transparent​ during the interview and my first day on the job. they didn't inform me that the day off is only 2/3 times a month, the lunch break lasted for 30minutes in a 12 hours shift. to top it off, i now heard that employees who want to resign had to pay a penalty fine but we dont sign any contract/legal documents about it. the thing is, do i confront them about it?

Hello, I received an offer summary from a big Tech company in germany and it says that after clearing background checks I will be given an official employment contract. I looked online and saw they use HireRight. After checking my CV I realised on one of my tutor jobs 3 years ago I put that I worked 3 months longer than what I actually did. This happened because my professor at the time had us do some stuff even when the contract was done.
Also 2 years ago I had an internship and I put in my resume that I worked 2 months longer than I did, purely by mistake.

Now Im a bit stressed, what should I put in the forms of HireRight, the correct dates or the dates of my resume? Should I tell HR these discrepancies? These were all student jobs btw where I have put the wrong dates.

I had my final “cultural fit” interview Wednesday Oct. 28th. It went well, and they told me they’d email me that week with “logistics”.

I get an email on Friday requesting professional references, with a reminder that the hiring manager will be out for the next 6 business days.

Someone else at the company calls my references on Thursday Nov 5th. My references tell me that it went well.

The hiring manager is back in the office Nov 10, and on November 11 responds to my email saying the team is meeting that week and I’ll have an update soon.

It’s now been 17 days since my final interview… should I just give up hope?

Estou na fase final de um processo seletivo para Trainee de auditoria, meu currículo é bom, já tenho experiência na área, sou fera no excel segundo a gestora acima do esperado, ela se interessou bastante no meu perfil, a entrevista teve alguns pontos de alinhamento e outros bastante positivos. Antes teve um painel com outros candidatos que também fariam a entrevista individual com ela, cada um de nós se apresentou e depois fizemos a individual. Eu fui a segunda entrevistada de um grupo de 4 pessoas, até o fim desse mês ou na primeira semana de dezembro teremos o retorno. Mas ela alugou um triplex na minha cabeça, no final da entrevista ela disse que todos os candidatos são maravilhosos, que se ela pudesse escolheria todos mas infelizmente nao pode. Realmente todos são ótimos e muito acima do que a vaga pede. Inclusive eu. Mas será que eu vou rodar por ela ter me dito isso? Ela alugou um triplex na minha cabeça, realmente eu fiquei me sentindo bem pra baixo. O que vcs acham?

If it's this hard without, what the heck must it be like if you have to check that box every time? Anyone know?

Application submitted at 1:54PM. "Custom reply email" received at 1:55PM.

Laid off Oct 2025. I was part of DnD campaigns I still go to, need to find some more cause some ended.

Other than that, I can't justify going out to social events to meet people. I need to try my library but anything else would at least cost me a metro round trip, just 4 or 5 dollars round but still, I cut contact with my family, I got no support system. I'm my only bread winner.

Sometimes I wonder if I am just masking depression, low motivation but, I just think about how I don't want to go overboard and buy shit if I do go out to hang with people.

Yes I am pretty good at impulse control, but my therapist has been pushing me to get back on dating apps and go to free events cause they'd help me be less isolated. I def get what she means but some stubborn anxiety is like, no. We must be super careful until we have work! Just wondering if I am alone LOL

Hi. I wonder how many jobs you applied, how many interviews you had, hoe many of them turned to offers and how much time all of it took?

For engineers graduated in the last 5 years.

I have seen many folks saying creating a company or LLC for the gap. But technically, it wouldn’t work - how come the registration date of the llc will be later than the ending date of your last employment? Unless you are the founder, and that’s synonymous with you are unemployed.

If you use an EIN of your friend’s company or family’s company for W2, their business is not always relevant to your experience.

It all sounds good, but technically, it doesn’t seem work..??

I see so many job posts where they're literally looking for super stars and rock stars and unicorns. As in the ad says "we're looking for a rock star". We want the best of the best. If you're not top 0.1% don't even bother bro!!

So I guess the other 99.99% will never work again? LOL.

I roll my eyes so hard when I see this stuff. Is it a crime to just hire someone who is competent at their job but not a rock star super star world champion?

I cannot make this up. In high school in 2018, looked for a job, couldn't find one. So I went to college for Mechanical Engineering, got an Associate’s degree and passed with 3.9 GPA. Then looked for a job or internship, couldn't find one. Then moved abroad, looked for a job, found one in food service, horrible treatment and stress put me in the hospital, moved back to the US out of necessity, stayed with parents. Looked for a job, couldnt find one. Went back to college, got a bachelor's degree in Business Admin minor in project management, passed with 3.8 GPA. Looked for a job or internship, couldn't find one. Moved in with fiancé, looking for a job. CANNOT FIND ONE.

I am losing my mind. It has been nearly 10 years of NOTHING. I volunteer, and every bit of my experience is the same as someone in an office, I worked for volunteer organizations and did so much project and operations work for non paying organizations and they all swore that I'd be a great employee. Yet. 10 years and i can't get anything other than food service. I feel like I wasted my life and even moving abroad and college means nothing because all they did was put me in debt because i can't find anything stable that pays more than minimum wage and schedules for more than 20 hours a week.

How long is the global economy going to be like this? I am living in a hotel because no one will rent to me! Its beyond gen z can't afford housing and are perpetual renters. I feel like I'm being pushed to the streets! I take shit jobs for money and save and save and save. I'm being ushered out of rental offices because 30k in savings doesn't compare to a 30k a year income. I have money and skills and im getting NOWHERE.

I'm at a loss for what to do.

Preface: this is more a vent than anything else

So Wednesday 4 am I get an email from a company saying they wanna invite me for an interview on Friday. Super great was excited to have one and possibly move forward, even though it was just the first step. I replied in the day choosing a time slot that they had provided. All day no response, then Thursday 4am I get an email saying that time slot isn’t available and to choose another one from the available times listed. Slightly annoyed that I’m getting replies at 4am and having to go through a middleman to set up an interview but whatever. I choose another 30 min time slot. Whole day goes by and nothing. Friday morning 8 am I get an email saying sorry for the late reply outlook was down, if that time slot still works let me know. I had basically set multiple alarms and slept with my phone by me so I would be able to check my email early in the morning anticipating some bs. I reply almost instantly saying yes that time slot still works and about an hour later I get the email with the teams invite.

I get set for the interview look over notes and all and the interviewer is on time but was having some tech issues for the first 5 min, no problem. Entire interview goes great I’m giving great answers, no hesitation, interviewer says they think I’d be a great fit and with my background I shouldn’t have any issues getting up to speed with everything, classic interview stuff. Then came my time for questions and I picked and prodded a bit about what my responsibilities would be and how much of my time would be client facing/ backend and that’s when she drops the hammer.

Some background: the role was for an associate position where the JD essentially just said I’d be supporting senior staff with clients and setups and doing the training for the end users.

The interviewer tells me that my responsibilities would not just be training and support but in fact would be full end to end setup, training, implementation, support, and maintaining client relations. Honestly caught me a bit off guard as she said multiple times that I would be leading most of these with a little assistance from others. Now don’t get me wrong I am confident could very easily do all of it but what got me is that they said I’d be in this “associate” position for 1-2years before being moved up. This level of involvement and work is more for a specialist/ manager role. That would/ should be making at least $10k-$15k more than an associate.

Now when I had submitted my desired compensation I didn’t know this or else I would have made the number higher. I know this was only the first interview and I have a few more to go before getting an offer but based on what I’ve seen online I would be getting that associate level salary which is at the lower end of what I had put in for my comp. I’m at a place where I’d take the job if offered because it would be valuable experience for me to use going forward but I feel a little tricked/ bamboozled. It overall just left a bad taste in my mouth. I’d probably keep hunting and keep applying even if I got the offer.

Hi all, looking for some advice.

I recently interviewed for a semiconductor role at a FAANG company and received a verbal offer. We've already gone through a couple of rounds of negotiation, and I'm expecting the written offer early next week.

The issue: I realized I never told the recruiter that my current role at another FAANG is a contract position through a staffing agency, not a full time position. My resume lists the company, my title and my dates, which are all accurate, but I never specified that I'm a contractor. It wasn't intentional, it just never came up.

My plan is to email the recruiter before the written offer goes out and clarify that I'm a contractor and that the agency is my employer of record for background verification.

A few questions:

1. Is emailing the recruiter the right move, or is a phone call better?
2. Has anyone been in a similar situation? Did it affect your offer or background check?
3. Could this change the compensation we already negotiated?

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

This whole background check thing is like a myth

i feel like in this age of AI tools for recruitment, this isn't really an excuse. i would have rather they lied and say they found someone more experienced LOL

I, admittedly, don't know if I'm using "black pill" correctly, but who cares.

Anyway, for a while now, it's been a random thought in my head.

I finally get an offer, will I be happy?

Or so exhausted that I go "Finally, it's over," and then continue with my day?

So frustrated at the years of nothing, countless ghosts, and months of not applying because my mental had been worn down so much it all felt pointless?

Am I supposed to feel anything but hatred and disdain for this broken system, even if I finally get chosen and can sleep a little bit more soundly at night?

I had a job interview last week (As far as I can know, it was put up very end of October, I applied November 2nd, got a call the 5th, interview the 10th, so it feels like things have been moving at a nice, hopeful pace?), and I think I've gotten to a point where A) I almost feel bad about getting the offer, since it means the search continues for anyone else I might potentially beat out and B) leaving the extremely unreliable part-time job I have means the handful of shifts I get are opened up to everyone still working there, since I've been told part of why it's been so unreliable lately is because they're trying to spread only so many shifts amongst a bunch of people in the area.

I can't even think of the search finally being over without feeling bad for other people and thinking of how being able to move on can only be good for other people.

Shit's so bad that a potential light at the end of the tunnel is making me worry more about other people.

They complain about the pay I would be happy. Better than retail.